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Φίληβος Plato

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Socrates
Soc. And also the images painted there; and often a man sees an abundance of gold coming into his possession, and in its train many pleasures; and he even sees a picture of himself enjoying himself immensely.
Protarchus
Pro. Yes, certainly.
Socrates
Soc. Shall we or shall we not say that of these pictures those are for the most part true which are presented to the good, because they are friends of the gods, whereas those presented to the bad are for the most part false?
Protarchus
Pro. Surely we must say that. 10
Socrates
Soc. Then the bad also, no less than the good, have pleasures painted in their souls, but they are false pleasures.
Protarchus
Pro. Yes, surely.
Socrates
Soc. Then the bad rejoice for the most part in the false, and the good in true pleasures.
Protarchus
Pro. That is inevitably true.
Socrates
Soc. According to our present view, then, there are false pleasures in the souls of men, imitations or caricatures of the true pleasures; and pains likewise. 15
Protarchus
Pro. There are.
Socrates
Soc. We saw, you remember, that he who had an opinion at all always really had an opinion, but it was sometimes not based upon realities, whether present, past, or future.
Protarchus
Pro. Certainly.
Socrates
Soc. And this it was, I believe, which created false opinion and the holding of false opinions, was it not?
Protarchus
Pro. Yes. 20
Socrates
Soc. Very well, must we not also grant that pleasure and pain stand in the same relation to realities?
Protarchus
Pro. What do you mean?

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